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Pretty sure Boris hasn't been "running the country" since he developed a high fever that won't go down. #1 He needs complete rest and no stress #2 He's probably hallucinating with such a fever.

If he has then it shows there is something wrong with the govt structure.

No way do you let someone with a potentially fatal disease (not going too good on the recovery front) suffering with fever and many other symptoms people have had,to make crucial decisions that affects peoples lives and could cost peoples lives.

I agree it is very scary, but cats usually have FCoV (90% of them do). It’s another type of Coronavirus. I only know about this because I had a kitten that died from FIP, which is a mutated form of Coronavirus. All of my cats (3) have FCoV.

This is irresponsible reporting. They really need to study Covid and FCoV and FIP to make an actual true report.

"Dr Sarah Jarvis, a GP and broadcaster, told the BBC that Mr Johnson would be likely to have his chest X-rayed and his lungs scanned, particularly if he had been struggling for breath. She said he is also likely to have an electrocardiogram to check his heart's function, as well as tests on his oxygen levels, white blood cell count, and liver and kidney function before he is released from hospital."

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Anyone else noticed the massive disinformation campaign going on in the US. Not sure if it's being funded by the Russians Chinese or the Republicans but this is fairly typical of what you'll see.

Taking advantage of the situation is all. Anything to prove to their captive audiences (and the gullable outside) that democratic systems can't handle a crisis.

3 hours ago, LeonG said:

I saw a post on facebook about how the Chinese engineered the virus in retaliation against Trump for the import tariffs

The Chinese didn't manufacture anything (with the virus), though they are certainly taking advantage in muddying the waters. Most certainly it seems there is a campaign among CPC functionaries to imply the virus is a western plant. Whether believed or not, the idea is to sew confusion and again take advantage of the situation. Shit's real.

Anyone who doesn't think Emperor Xi has ambitious plans for being the global hegemon on their own terms (hint: you won't like it) is simply out to lunch. They don't even hide it in within China. But the Chinese state has an efficient method of propaganda tailored for the West, cry-bullying, economic blackmail and image-making (America divided and failed, economy bad! China strong and swift, every factory just humming! ).

Article is from Canadian media, but most of it isn't Canada specific. Worth a read:

What’s new is that the Chinese state is committing vast resources to a hybrid strategy of intensified propaganda and information control in lockstep with an aggressive Russian-style disinformation effort. Aimed almost entirely at western audiences, the effort takes its cues from several Kremlin-backed operations, most obviously the barrage of fabricated “news” unleashed on behalf of the Donald Trump campaign during the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.

Experts in the field say Beijing isn’t just selling a “narrative” anymore. The new strategy is intended to spread chaos and confusion and incite mistrust of governments in democratic countries. According to an analysis undertaken by the Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD), a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, Beijing is adopting “increasingly aggressive tactics and techniques” and rapidly ramping up its messaging on social media platforms, often cross-pollinating with Russian and Iranian disinformation efforts and amplifying conspiracy theories from fringe third-party websites.

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According to an analysis by Horizon Advisory, a consultancy that investigates Chinese policy on behalf of corporations, investors and government agencies in the U.S., China’s central planners are taking every advantage of the democratic world’s predicament. “Beijing intends to use the global dislocation and downturn to attract foreign investment, to seize strategic market share and resources—especially those that force dependence, and to proliferate global information systems,” the Horizon Advisory analysts conclude.

“Beijing used the opening presented by the 2008 economic downturn to reach parity; to position itself as an alternative world leader. In COVID-19, Beijing sees the chance to win.”

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... a massive new propaganda machine involving at least 10,000 Twitter accounts kicked into gear. Most of them are fake. Many of them are hacked accounts. All of them have ties to the Chinese government. And all of them are devoted to spreading the word about Beijing’s gallant struggle with the coronavirus, and Beijing’s generosity and solidarity with all those countries that had been waiting in vain for leadership from Trump’s America.